Achieving healthy, beautiful smiles is a team effort that involves the orthodontist, the family dentist, the patient (and the parents, if the patient is young) and as needed, other dental specialists. The orthodontist provides the expertise, the treatment plan and the techniques to straighten teeth and align the jaws. The...
Periodontal disease is an infection of the gums and the bone that support the teeth. A person having periodontitis will more than likely have significant gum recession and tooth mobility. This is the most serious stage of periodontal disease. In severe cases, bone loss can occur and teeth may loosen...
The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that parents bring their children in around the age of 7. It does not mean that they will start treatment at that age, but there are many valid reasons for having an orthodontic evaluation at that early age. Orthodontists are trained to spot problems...
Fry Orthodontics is excited to announce the opening of our new Lee’s Summit located in the Raintree North Shopping Center at 304 SW Greenwich Drive, Lee’s Summit, MO 64082. Our Lee’s Summit orthodontist office is near the intersection of highways 291 and 150. Meet the Fry Lee’s Summit Orthodontist...
It is estimated that 18% of children between the ages of 2-6 suck their thumb. Researchers have learned that thumb sucking occurs mostly in western culture, where kids generally begin to spend time away from their mothers at an early age. It calms and comforts the child when they need...
As a daily routine many of us stop and get a big fountain drink to sip on to get us through the day. Each time you take a sip of that soda you are bathing your teeth in sugar and acid from the drink. This repetitive dowsing of soda causes...
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